silversleeper
Retired OG
- Location
- CLE, OH
Welcome back
Harro Andy!
Still have the Reflex Silver MKV?
Had my 3M Crystaline installed today.
Tinting isn't legal in HK, and cars over 7-Years old are due for a yearly inspection to make sure everything complies with their rules.
CR90 in the Front, and CR70.
Rears are a little darker than before, Fronts are just about the same. I also got the Windshield, the Rear Hatch, and the Sunroof done.
Here's some basic information about the 3M Crystaline. I can't wait to see the difference it makes after having the car parked in the sun, or driving with the sun up!
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/...ucts/Automotive/Crystalline-Automotive-Films/
Oh, also for got to mention, dropped off the car to my mechanic to get some things sorted out/installed.
1) Additional camber to prevent rubbing in the rears
2) Stiffen up suspension (Dampening)
3) Rear Sway Bar on full stiff
4) Wiper Blade Replacements
5) Installation of Scorpion Non-Resonated Catback Exhaust
6) Lowering the car
7) Alignment
Decided that since the car is mainly a street car, I'm going to set it a little lower, at the perfect height I want, even if it's not "ideal" per say. It's not a full blown track car, so having the geometry not 100% perfect, will be perfectly fine, even when I push the car. I'm not willing to take the car to it's limits when I drive on the street anyways.
That same thought pattern also translated to my rear rubbing issue. I'm going to be dialing in more camber, even though it's slightly detrimental to handling. I don't feel like rolling my rear fenders, as it usually doesn't look good after it's done.
The extra rear camber, should cause a bit more understeer, but the rear sway being set to full stiff, the dampening being turned up, along with changing my from camber from -2.5 to -3.0, should help offset that. I also have a UNIBrace XB on the way too, which should really help to tighten the rear end, and "overcome" the understeer that's given with the additional camber, I would like to believe at least, lol.
Number 6 I'd the most important - you should know that
I can't believe a country as hot as Hong Kong doesn't allow tint, that's so dumb.